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>> reporter: an alameda county sheriff's department search-and- rescue boat entered the martin luther king regional shoreline just about 3:00 this afternoon with a dog on board. detectives are looking for any sign of 21-month-old daphne webb. and there is a very specific reason searchers are here. >> the robot has so for capability. it is able to identify objects on the bottom. >> reporter: there is a very specific reason searchers are here. >> that's an area where the father and child used to frequent. so we want to make sure that we're very thorough and search that area not only for witnesses or any evidence that may lead us in a direction during this investigation. >> reporter: daphne webb was reported kidnapped from the family's ford suv just before 11 a.m. on wednesday when her father ran into this market at 79th and international in east oakland for a brief stop. daphne was reportedly left inside the suv with her father john webb's 87-year-old mother who has dementia. overnight, police arrested john
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webb on child endangerment charges. >> so there are some safety concerns. >> reporter: also overnight, john webb at this time is in custody on the child endangerment charges. investigators are trying to build a timeline working backward from where she was last seen at the market trying to identify if and where the father and daughter were. they are hoping residents might have a surveillance video. this is an all hands on deck to find the 21-month-old girl. back to you. >> mark, it even seems like they are questioning whether the toddler was actually in the suv at the market yesterday. >> reporter: you know that is not specifically being said but that's very much a plausible scenario based on what they are trying to do. they are trying to work backwards. they are trying to find the last people that can confirm for sure they saw the two together. the mother in the car has dementia so they are being cautious about the statements that she is making. they are very much looking into
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all aspects of this case. >> thus, leaving the child with the person with dementia is endangering that child. >> reporter: that's right. that's why he was arrested, exactly. that's the theory the oakland police say that just that act alone was an act that probably should not have happened. >> mark sayre, thank you. new details are emerging about the crash of asiana flight 214 including what's about to happen to the wreckage. but first, the ntsb said today the fire that engulfed the plane as passengers ran to safety could have been much worse. we also learned more about that bright flash of light the pilot reported seeing on final approach. perhaps most significantly len ramirez tells us at this point it seems like all the equipment used to assist the pilots in landing was functioning normally. len. >> reporter: elizabeth, you rarely hear plane crash investigators talk about things that are on the flight data recorder or the cockpit voice recorder this soon after a
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crash. that is usually months down the road but that's what we heard today and the indications are pointing away from anything wrong with the aircraft. ntsb investigators have completed a preliminary analysis of the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder recovered from asiana flight 214. the data indicates all systems were go for what should have been a routine landing. >> the engines and the flight control services appeared to be responding as expected to control input. there is no anomalous behavior of the autopilot, of the flight director and of the auto throttle based on the fdr data reviewed to date. >> reporter: ntsb chair deborah hersman also said the pilots were aware the plane was not following a smooth and consistent descent into sfo according to the cockpit voice recorder. >> during the approach there were statements made in the cockpit, first, about being
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above the glide path, then about being on the glide path, and then later in the reporting about being below the glide path. >> reporter: but she said the pilot's first comments about air speed did not come until the plane was almost on the ground. investigators also clarified the pilots' report about a bright flash of light on final approach. >> he observed a bright point of light that could have been a reflection of the sun but he wasn't sure. the light source was straight in front of the airplane but not on the runway. he briefly looked away from the light and then he looked into the cockpit. >> reporter: the ntsb began clearing the runway of debris saving the pieces they want for further analysis. they will cut up and store the remainder of the plane's fuselage. investigators noted the boeing 777's landing gear broke off as designed to soften the impact of the crash-landing. and hersman says the post crash
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fire was caused by an oil leak from the plane's massive engine but a potentially more disastrous fire was avoided. >> the fuel tanks were not breached. and this is important because when coupled with that frangible landing gear performing as designed, we don't see a fuel-fed fire. >> reporter: the ntsb says investigations of this size and scope normally take from 12 to 18 months to complete. but if they come across anything that the flying public or the airlines need to know about in terms of a safety current that comes up in their investigation, they will issue a recommendation. reporting live from south san francisco, len ramirez, kpix 5. clean-up crews at sfo have also removed a huge amount of debris from runway 28-left. they released the runway back to the airport last night but
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it's unclear when it will reopen. once it's complete they will have to recertify it for use. ambulances responding to the crash scene did so right away, according to firefighters, despite the conflicting reports from 911 callers. >> 911 emergency, what are you reporting? >> there is a crash at san francisco airport. there are people on the tarmac. francisco fire officia >> evacuateing passengers complained ambulances got there too slowly. a san francisco fire official said medics responded right away but were sent to a nearby staging area. that's why passengers didn't see the ambulances at the scene. fire officials say ambulances swarming that area would only create more chaos. three crash victims remain in critical condition tonight at san francisco general. a hospital spokesman says one of them is a juvenile. at stanford hospital, two patients remain in serious and good conditions. california pacific medical center has three patients in
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good condition. and saint mary's and st. francis each have a patient in stable condition. meanwhile members of asiana flight 214 cabin crew have returned home. six of the flight attendants flew back to korea overnight. six others are still in the hospital including three who were thrown from the back of the plane. 70 students and teachers who survived the crash are still in san francisco. they were invited to the home of the chinese consul-general in san francisco last night for a buffet dinner. some of the students have said their return home is being delayed by visa complicated every occasions between the u.s. -- complications between the u.s., korea and chinese governments. we'll have continuing coverage. crash-landing on kpix 5 and kpix.com. we have also posted today's entire ntsb press conference on our website. tonight on kpix 5, we'll hear from the heroes of flight 214. heroes like san francisco policeman james cunningham, who ran into the plane after it
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crashed. >> it got to the point where it is a black thick cloud coming at you swirling around. it looked like death was coming to get you. >> you'll hear much more on his story and the other extraordinary actions of those who saved lives that day. the heroes of flight 214, it airs tonight at 7:00 right after this newscast. one of the biggest community colleges in the country can't seem to get out of its own way. things are so bad over at san francisco city college, the school is on the brink of closing. so what actually went wrong and why can't anyone seem to fix it? we sent ryan takeo to find out. ryan. >> reporter: liz, the state's chancellor of community colleges was clear in an interview with us today. he says, city college needs to make changes and fast. . the chancellor says the time for the board has run out. harris and the state board
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voted for state intervention this week. >> elected board of governors has set on the sidelines and the special trustee has total power to run the institution. >> reporter: the challenges city college of san francisco faces are not small. they wanted 14 areas address but they only met two of those. unless the commission changes its mind, ccsf will lose accreditation next year. >> just wondering from your assessment how it got so bad at city college. >> well, it took a long time. these concerns go back to 2006 when the commission came in and expressed concerns. when they came back in 2012, the concerns had not been addressed and unfortunately, things had the do end worse. >> reporter: ccsf has 85,000 students on a dozen campuses. >> this is one of the steps you need to get to, to transfer. >> reporter: students like stacey and kevin are in a hurry to get class credits before next year.
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if ccsf loses accreditation, students lose federal financial aid. >> i'm trying to enroll in a rotc program. now we are just going to have to move faster. >> reporter: harris says the responsibility rested on city college leaders to make the necessary changes. but we wondered if the state dropped the ball. >> was there a need for greater oversight? >> well, there certainly was a need for greater oversight at the local level. and as i said, that leadership at all levels has failed this institution. >> reporter: the school is expected to file an appeal within the next couple of weeks. live in san francisco, ryan takeo, kpix 5. >> an appeal could take anywhere from a year to 18 months. i ask you, however, to find him guilty of what did he. >> coming up, why the defense attorney in the richmond gang- rape trial asked jurors to convict her client. >> felt the change today a lot cooler out there especially away from the water and already tonight, clouds are filling into san francisco bay. how does that bode for your friday forecast and the weekend? a cloudy coast. i'll have that forecast coming
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up. >> and bacon lovers, beware! why experts warn you soon might be paying a lot more for pork. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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a retired superior court jue sided with mayor c san jose police officers will not be getting a raise. a retired supreme court judge sided with mayor reed today refusing to restore a 10% pay cut put into place two years ago to save the city money. the judge said giving it back would have resulted in more cuts in the department. the officers are fed up. >> i'm worried. we still have this exodus of officers leaving as you know over the last two years we have averaged 70 resignations. this year we're on pace for that again. >> because fewer officers are on the streets, they say there will continue to be delayed response times to emergency calls. a hunger strike among
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california prisoners is going on its third day. the number of prisoners refusing to eat, work or go to classes is now at 29,000. they are protesting prison conditions and rules especially solitary confinement. corrections officials say they haven't met any of the inmates' demands. prisoner protest is the largest in california history. californians are overpaying by 10 times for 20 common drugs used to treat heart disease, cancer and other serious conditions. the california public interest research group, calpirg has uncovered the practice known as pay for delay. that's when pharmaceutical companies pay off generic manufacturers to keep lower cost equivalents off the market. >> pay for delay is and he egregious policy driven sole lie by greed with blatant disregard for consumers who are struggling to, with their doctors, manage their
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illnesses. >> drugs include tamoxifen, lipitor, cipro, nexium and others. calpirg said drug companies made $98 billion while generics were delayed. congress is looking to make the practice illegal. homeless veterans in san jose now have 150 beds to choose from at a new emergency housing facility. it's good news for the hundreds of veterans struggling to put their lives back together in that area. the 8-building site will provide three meals a day, place to live, employment services and counseling. the center opens as a new wave of servicemen from iraq and afghanistan come home. >> the multiple deployments that those veterans have seen in these newer conflicts when they come to us for care, they're needing a higher degree of services than veterans from any other era that have been coming to see us in the past. >> veterans can stay at the facility for up to two years with the hope they can get back on their feet in that time. other bay area headlines.
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a huge tree fell on southbound 101 in sausalito this morning. that eucalyptus took down a caltrans sign, hit two cars and blocked three southbound lanes for about 45 minutes. no drivers were hurt. it's a contest that's uniquely san francisco. finding the best cable car bell ringer. today's event kicked off with an amateur competition followed by the main contest with muni capable car operators. last year's defending champion was able to fend off six other challengers to keep his title. >> dexterous. >> wow. >> see that? >> takes talent. >> not really the ring, it's the style you bring while ringing. >> style points. >> flair. you know what you're seeing a lot of there time of year? the tourists. >> oh, yeah. >> around wondering, why did i pack a jacket? it's california. right. you look at walnut creek, the high is 85 degrees. what's it going to be in the
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city, 70, 75? no. no. you know if you live here, because you live here. go buy a jacket. we have lots of great stores here. vacaville, mount vaca the home of kpix 5 hi-def doppler is completely dry, not as warm but still above 80 degrees today. contrast that with the bay which is chilly the onshore flow got stronger today. more cloud cover, lasting longer. and temperatures not as hot today away from the water. gilroy hit 84. concord 83. napa 80. redwood city topped out at 77. hayward hit 69 degrees today. downtown san francisco coolest day in a week. only 61 for a high. speaking of mount vaca, kpix 5 hi-def doppler always looking for rainfall coming up dry. this is as a matter of fact july. the driest month of the year in the bay area. we average one rain event every three julys and right now it looks like the next 7 to 14 days will be completely dry. a little drizzle possible at the coast. but that's not going to add up to much. we have a battle in the atmosphere. this is the summer setup here. a ridge of high pressure to the
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south and east, a trough of low pressure to the north and west. this is the general weather picture. which one wins? coming up over the next couple of days, we are going to have low pressure passing by to the north enhancing the onshore flow. but once that retreats, high pressure will build back and temperatures will climb, an ebb and flow. we'll stay that way for 24 to 36 hours. tomorrow san jose 80 morning clouds afternoon sunshine. oakland only 71. downtown san francisco 64, napa 80. certainly not cold but a few degrees below normal. we'll warm up a few degrees over the weekend sunny inland mid- to upper 80s. we'll keep the following around each morning near the bay for the next several days and at the coast, clouds will be there. very consistent. 80s away from the water, 60s at the coast and the bay in between. >> right in between. coming up, why experts warn you might see pork prices start to spike. >> there have been crowds walking through the
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the rudder for safety reasons. two teams protested saying the changes were performance and not safety issues. but the jury decided with the team saying the director couldn't change the rudder rules. the team wants to get back to sailing. >> the place for us is about what happens next and working with the other teams to get everything back on track. >> reporter: that will be much harder for the swedish team artemis. they are still rebuilding their second boat and may not have time to modify the rudders. recently artemis' ceo paul col yard said that if two teams get what they want, artemis racing will be excluded from competition. but after today's announcement the swedes softened their stance somewhat this afternoon saying, ard miss racing is disappointed that the jury decision leaves uncertainty. artemis race something here to compete and remains confident that the solution will be found allowing for safe regatta.
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ian murray is confident everything will work out too. >> racing out there today is safe. >> reporter: once back on the water artemis still has to successfully compete in the louis vuitton cup. no small feat for a team that's had more than its share of bad breaks. in alameda, don ford, kpix 5. saturday is the next scheduled racing day with italy and new zealand gearing up to face one another. it will be of the first two- boat race in this year's regatta. ribs, bacon, pork chops might cost more next month. that's because a new virus has made its way to the u.s. and it is killing piglets lots of them. veterinarians say that virus originated in europe and china. now the virus is reported in 15 states across the u.s. experts say that disease is not harmful to humans. coming up in our next half hour the effort tonight at sfo to try to get things back to normal. plus, a look back at plane crashes of the past. and despite this latest disaster, why there's never been a safer time to fly.
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>> there was no rape. >> a bizarre twist in the richmond gang-rape trial. why the defense attorney asked the jury to convict her client. >> i'm the stereotypical -- my jaw dropped. >> how a sensitivity training document is prompting a lawsuit against target. ,,,,
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now at 6:30: from blankets - to boulders... the massive cleanup at s-f-o.. song of this work is going to be done with heavy equipment and some of the work is going to have to be done by hand. >> from blankets to boulders the massive clean-up at sfo in the wake of the plane crash. the ntsb has begun removing the wreck of asiana flight 214 from runway 28 left. investigators are saving the pieces they want for further analysis and throwing smaller debris away. as for the plane's fuselage, it will be cut up and stored as the investigation continues. now, regarding the cause of the crash, the ntsb said today that all systems were go for what should have been a routine landing with no sign of any malfunctions. >> the engines and the flight
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control services appeared to be responding as expected to control input. there is no anomalous behavior of the autopilot, of the flight director, and of the auto throttle based on the fdr data reviewed to date. >> investigators also clarified the pilot's report about a bright flash of light on final approach. whatever it was, the pilot told them it did not affect his vision. well, nothing quite like a crash to make us all think about airline safety. every year, 850 million people travel on u.s. airlines and foreign carriers serving in the united states and there's never been a safer time to fly. >> tail came off the plane. >> reporter: november 12, 2001, american airlines flight 587 crashes after take-off in queens, new york, killing all
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260 people on board and five more on the ground. >> the pilot applying too much rudder too many times. >> reporter: but that's the last time we have seen an accident on this scale in the united states. >> we have not had a major accident of a large aircraft in more than 12 years. >> reporter: 2 wasn't always like this -- it wasn't always like this. worldwide airline accidents killed more than 2,000 people in 1985 alone. in 1996, 340 americans died in just two accidents prompting an intense federal push on safety and technology, an effort that has delivered the safest period of air travel in history. >> 30,000 operations a day in the united states without incident or accident. >> reporter: when we do see accidents, they are less likely to be catastrophic. cockpit technology prevents planes from slamming into mountainsides or other planes. so when something does go wrong, your odds of surviving are getting much better. in the '60s and '70s less than
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half on board survived an accident in which at least one person died. now more than 60% make it out alive. and we're also seeing more crashes in which everyone walks away. >> one of the things we have done a good job in aviation is that we have lots of checks and balances. we have lots of ways to prevent a single failure, a single fault, a single error from leading to a bad outcome. >> reporter: your currents risk of dying on a commercial airliner in the united states? one in 45 million flights, or one flight every day for 123,000 years. >> we have come a long way since the old days of flying. we are in probably the safest era of aviation that we have ever had. >> there have been several commuter plane crashes in recent years leading the ntsb to look closely at the experience level of regional airline pilots. and one growing safety concern in the united states? skies and runways that are getting increasingly crowded. ton on kpix 5 we'll hear from -- tonight on kpix 5 we'll
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hear from the heroes of flight 214 like san francisco policeman james cunningham who helped passengers out of the plane. >> and i realized there are some people still aboard the airplane, fuel coming down on the ground and so i charged toward the back of the airport to get the people out there was >> you'll hear much more on his story and the other extraordinary actions of those who saved lives that day. the heroes of flight 214 airs tonight at 7:00 right after this newscast. the trial for another defendant in the richmond high gang-rape case wrapped up today. attorneys finished their closing arguments for jose montano. kpix 5's da lin tells us authorities consider montano one of the worst offenders in the alleged assault. >> reporter: the prosecutor told the jurors, don't be fooled by the defendant's shirt and tie. he painted jose montano as a monster who raped, tortured and beat the 16-year-old girl in a dark courtyard at richmond high school after she left a homecoming dance in 2009.
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prosecutor john cope says among the 10 to 20 people who took turns raping the high school sophomore, montano was the worst offender. >> he spreads her legs gets on top of her after he puts a condom on. >> reporter: the defense attorney says montano is no angel. she admits he climbed on top of the girl while she was beaten unconscious but did not rape her. >> i ask you, however, to find him guilty of what he did and i submit to you that that is sexual battery. >> reporter: which is a much lesser crime than gang-rape. the defense says the witnesses who participated in the gang- rape and testified that they saw montano raping the girl lack credibility because their statements weren't consistent. >> we received a lot of the evidence in this case from a very colorful cast of characters. >> reporter: she says there's not enough solid evidence to tie montano to rape. >> there was no rape in concert. there was no rape. >> reporter: the prosecutor says there's a mountain of evidence including montano's dna on two opened condom
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wrappers. >> direct perpetrator and an aider and abettor. it's because of what he did that he is guilty. >> reporter: the jury could return with a verdict as early as next tuesday. if convicted, montano could face life in prison. in martinez, i'm da lin, kpix 5. >> two people have already pleaded guilty to gang-rape charges in this case. they were sentenced to long prison terms. montano and a co-defendant marcelles peter are awaiting verdicts. it was supposed to be used for sensitivity training. instead the document is being called racist. coming up how a memo from management is causing target to be sued for discrimination. >> we ended up being sweet talked into it. >> a warning tonight about door-to-door sales. how the price tag can catch you off guard even clean out your bank account. ,,
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bacon battle" wages on.. wi city leaders embroiled in i we speak. kpix 5's john ramos on the big stink, ovea po san francisco's great bacon battle is on. with city leaders embroiled on it as we speak, kpix 5's john ramos on the big stink over a popular restaurant in the haight. >> reporter: the mobile bacon truck pulled up outside. >> today the fate of the frederick street store where we
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started is in the hands of the planning commission. >> reporter: jim angelus is the owner of bacon bacon, a haight district cafe that specializes in this savory strips of pork. business was great for about a year but then neighbors began making a stink about the strong smells coming from the place and in may, the health department shut the restaurant down for permit issues. today with a crowd of loyal bacon lovers in support, angelus came to plead his case to the planning commission. >> neighbors are fighting me and staying there, like they have been bullies to every tenant prior to me so it's -- it just comes down to me making adjustments and, you know, re- opening. >> reporter: but an attorney representing one of the neighbors says his client is being villified for objecting to a smell that some people love but don't have to live with constantly. >> do your clients find the smell of bacon objectionable? >> i think anyone would find
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overpowering smells of pretty much any food objectionable if it continued day after day after day and there's no way to keep it out of your house. >> reporter: angelus says he is willing to improve his filter system but points out that the building used to be a deli that also prepared food. >> those ovens were there. they were cooking long before i did. i didn't install that stuff. that was existing equipment. we want to get it up to code. >> there's a big difference between a deli counter and bacon restaurant in terms of the crowds that it draws, the smells it produces and the parking impacts on a small quiet neighborhood. >> reporter: as supporters lined up to back the restaurant, the commission is pondering a weighty issue, whether to cut the pork or save angelus's bacon. in san francisco, john ramos, kpix 5. >> angelus says if he ends up getting his permit, he could be slinging bacon again by the end
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of august. >> story will only end when pigs "fry." a yolo county target put out training tips to promote diversity. some northern california workers are suing for discrimination. >> only a mexican can work this hard. only a wet back can work this hard. >> reporter: reading straight from the lawsuit racial slurs are just the beginning of what three plaintiffs are saying happened while working at this woodland target distribution center. >> at the very least super stereotypical. >> reporter: the lawyer analyzed the lawsuit. >> when i read this memo, and the stereotypical racist language in here, my jaw dropped. >> reporter: he says this memo is a key part of the case. >> that's a target logo on it. >> reporter: the memo is entitled, multicultural tips for the hispanic community. >> they don't all wear sombreros. [ laughter ] >> what kind of tip is that? >> reporter: the memo also says not everyone eats tacos and burritos. not everyone dances to salsa.
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and mexicans have a lower educational level and some may be undocumented. >> the backdrop of the memo seems to support stereotypes. >> reporter: he said the company letterhead on this memo makes it more than he said/she said. the plaintiffs believe they were fired out of retaliation. target claims they were fired for performance reasons. in an email target says, quote, this document which was used during conversations at one distribution center was never part of any formal or companywide training, end quote. >> it's not right for the company. >> reporter: this person has worked for the distribution center for 15 years and said she hasn't seen any racism. the lawyer says the lawsuit isn't looking good for target. >> it's going to be a battle. >> reporter: kpix 5. >> target has apologized and says it never meant to offend. have you ever bought something and got caught off guard by the price? >> i started regretting it that night and shed a lot of tears.
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>> tonight the $8,000 case of buyers remorse. >> big temperature spread once again. point reyes 53 for a high but calistoga 40 miles away 88. but calistoga not in the 90s like recently. here's a live look outside. here's the reason why. the onshore flow is on the march. find out what it will do to temperatures for your weekend. your forecast next. >> to my right the actual andre ewing dal la the newest golden state warrior. give it to them, andre. >> sports is coming up!
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federal reserve chairman expressed support for additl stocks shot to record highs today a day after the federal reserve chairman expressed support for additional monetary stimulus for the u.s. economy. the dow and s&p both closed at record highs. the dow gained 169 points. the s&p 22. the nasdaq also jumped by double digits. door-to-door sales can be convenient but some of the products can come at a high price. sue kwon on a door-to-door deal that was no bargain. reporter: irene peluso's vacuum is cleaning up a storm. it's also cleaning out her bank
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account. >> we ended up being sweet talked into it. >> reporter: last year, the retiree from madera was visited by two-door-to-door salesmen who she says spent almost two hours convincing her to buy a vortex force vacuum. >> they convinced us that we really had to have this. >> reporter: and the cost? a whopping $4,400. the six-year financing arrangement recommended by one of the salesmen brought it closer to $8,000. >> then i started regretting it that night and shed a lot of tears. >> reporter: a common reaction from people who buy from door- to-door sellers. the ftc's cooling off rule gives consumers three days to cancel for a full refund and requires salesmen to tell buyers about their cancellation rights at the time of the sale. by the
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time irene tried to cancel, it was past the cancellation window. >> i thought i was stuck with it. >> reporter: not exactly. after a relative intervened and after publicity, the company that distributes the vortex vacuum agreed to cancel the contract. but irene continues to get bills. so consumerwatch stepped in and called the company that financed the deal. aqua financing told us it did not know why the bills kept coming but it promised to stop. it also said irene's credit rating would not be affected. good news for irene, who says next time someone knocks on her door trying to sell her something, she'll just say no. >> i'm going to say, sorry, not interested. and have a good day, close the door. >> reporter: many counties and cities in california require that door-to-door salesmen have licenses. madera county is one of them. but the office that issues licenses says that the men who visited irene did not have one. on the consumerwatch, sue kwon, kpix 5.
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>> if you need help with a consumerwatch problem, call our hotline at 888-5-helps-u. paul, over the last couple of weeks, news has been anything but normal. but now, finally the weather we seems to be normal. >> bringing normal sleep to all of us all these things going on niece events around the bay area but -- these events around the bay area. but around here you can almost pick your climate. nowhere else can you drive a short distance and really radically change your weather. just two pictures i want to show you. first up the coast which would also include much of san francisco and up and down the peninsula now which is socked in with the clouds. it's about 57 degrees out. kind of chilly, has been chilly all day. will be chilly most of the summer. south bay san jose had cloud cover this morning but brilliant afternoon sunshine. 20 degrees milder. and it was about 10 degrees warmer in livermore than in san jose today. if you are going out for the jog this evening maybe the kids
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have a camp activity outside, concord 76 right now. livermore 73. that's not as warm as the past several days so that marine air did move inland. oakland now 65. downtown san francisco holding steady at a chilly brisk 58 degrees. san jose with that sunshine you're sitting at 70. the temperature trend for san francisco has been down as that marine layer gets more firmly entrenched. you have gone from the mid-60s close to normal down to 61 for a high today 6 degrees below average. let's head to napa up and down highway 29 from st. helena tooutville. looking nice you will get a little cloud cover for yountville high of 82. warmer saturday with a high of 84. there was a lot of activity just to our east wrapping around that ridge of high pressure since the winds on the western side of the high go from south to north. look at all this moisture. thunderstorms, some rain, some cloud cover from los angeles and san diego through vegas into eastern nevada and salt lake city but for us, just far enough away from the moisture we saw a little bit of cloud
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cover yesterday but no rainfall for us. high to our south and east, low to our north and west. get used to this picture. one is going to give us more of an influence? for tomorrow it will be the low pressure system moving into western washington, western oregon enhancing the onshore flow. tomorrow will likely be a couple of degrees cooler than today and about five degrees below average away from the water. then that will retreat a little bit. high pressure builds back a bit and that onshore flow gets lighter and we'll have temperatures warmer over the weekend but the overall forecast theme is that flow from the ocean is here to stay. it's summertime mid-july. lots of morning fog, lots of morning low cloud cover. and we'll have sunshine in the afternoon except along the coast and for much of the city which will stay cloudy if not all the day most of the day. san jose tomorrow 80. your average is 84. you will have a high in the upper 70s for los altos, cupertino. mid-70s for fremont and hayward. mid-80s very comfortable for concord, danville, san ramon and dublin. upper 70s for san rafael and petaluma. downtown san francisco 64.
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the warmest spots lake and mendocino counties. ukiah 91 tomorrow. 80s inland and watch out for the fog and low cloud cover. highs in the low 70s in the next few days. summertime is here weather-wise. the boys of summer coming up next. look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver.
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are you ready for the andre iguodala era? ...i guess if
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you're the warriors trying to lock it on you did. this guy has a personalitied. in this market, you have a personalitied and you can play? you have it made. are you ready for the andre iguodala era? i guess if you are into great players who are all stars all defense play multiple positions who can carry a team. the warriors formally introduced him today the at that oakland facility. iguodala brought up right away his new partnership with steph curry. >> steph curry is like the second coming of jesus christ. [ laughter ] >> he is like the most loved man on earth right now. >> iguodala addressed the bay area media today. they gave him his number, 9, and a four-year $48 million contract. according to general manager bob meyers, it was a deal that was very close to falling through because three teams had to get on board in order to make the numbers work.
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he and i had a little chat time today. number 9, golden state warriors, how does that sound? >> that sounds pretty good. the jersey looks pretty good. saw it in the locker room today. so really excited to put the jersey on and get to work. >> reporter: no pressure. you're just only the missing piece huh? at least that's what they say. >> no pressure at all to win a couple games. but it will be exciting to you know -- it's for exciting when you play under pressure. i think we were ranked pretty high last year when i was in denver. we didn't start up too well but we met expectations except for the play-offs and we lost to a pretty solid team and now i'm part of that team and really looking forward to helping them get to the next level. >> reporter: steph curry i know is your boy. but second coming of jesus christ? >> he did a great job for himself and establishing that reputation which is well deserved. great human being. you know, just you can't say enough about the type of person
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that he is and just enjoys the game of basketball and his game is so graceful as well that sweet shooting stroke and the things he did last year in the play-offs, what he did in the garden was just amazing and he just loves to play basketball. you can't do anything but like him. everyone loves steph. so hopefully, i'll get a few more fans by being his teammate. >> absolutely. absolutely. steph, if you are listening out there, 5 to 6 points a game just for saying that. >> yes, yes. i'm here. [ laughter ] >> all right. complete interview coming up on game day sunday night. baseball, giants at padres tonight. story coming up on the late show. while buster posey is the hottest selling jersey in the game, closer sergio romo is less approach abalone this season. he has -- less approachable this season. he has 20 wins and saves this year and a bright spot in a
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team full of holes but on sunday romo gave up a bases- clearing double to dodgers aj ellison a tie game. the giants eventually lost 4-1 to the dodgers and after the game, sergio dressed quickly, pulled his hood over his head and left without talking to the media. he did talk about why he did that today on knbr. >> i had 20 saves this year. i participated and have been able to contribute in 20 wins this year. my record is 3-4. how many of those 23 games that i have contributed in winning cause have i been asked to give a comment? how many out of all those 23? and i will venture to say less than a handful of times. i don't mind the media. they have a job to do. in order for them to do their job they need me more than i need them. i didn't burn any bridges. i'm not burning any bridges. i let them know how i felt at
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the moment and that's pretty much it. whoo! okay. the stars did not align for baseball's newest sensation, the dodgers outfielder not voted into the all-star game. atlanta first baseman freddie freeman beat him out in the fan voting garnering 19 million votes. he was only 142 major league at- bats won't play in the july 16 all-star game unless he is added as an injury replacement and late word right here out of sequoia country club in oakland, 10-year-old lucy lee shot a 75 today and qualified for the u.s. women's amateur open! >> wow. that's fantastic. >> 10 years old out at redwood shores. >> great. >> that's amazing. >> great story. >> 75? >> on the front nine? [ laughter ] >> on the front nine! >> 14 over. >> there you go. >> coming up our special on the heroes of asiana flight 214. ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
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heroes of the flight 214 tonight on kpix5. >> oh, my god. >> asiana 214, emergency vehicles are responding and they're on their way. >> i could see across the airfield dark smoke. everybody started screaming run, run, run! >> fire was blazing down on us. >> it was like a nightmare. >> people were still trapped on the plane. >> we knew we had to get those people out of there. ,, >> hello. i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm allen martin. this is a special look at the heroes of asiana flight 214. the crew, passengers, first responders and medical team who in the teeth of a tragedy took action and saved so many lives. >> i was looking out through the window. i saw the water right next to me before i see the runway. >> i realize quickly it felt like 2 or 3 meters above the water and we're not even on the runway. i don't see

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